>Queuing theory is a very large and mature area of
>research, with many important applications in
>industry. It is not a coincidence that a certain
>telephone company named a functional programming
>language after Erlang, the founder of queuing
>theory.

Erlang actually stands for "Ericsson Language". I think the alternative
interpretation is intentional, though.

Björn Lisper
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